Lets see pics of your aquascaping.
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mr.peanut
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Heres mine at 1 month
david24
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There's a good article in Aquarium Fish International Magazine this month about aquascaping. Basically it says that most reef aquariums today are unnatural because of the stacking of rocks vertically on the total surface area of the back glass. It says that this doesn’t occur in the wild so why do it in your tank?
I think basically it's saying to find a real picture of the reef and try to replicate that rather than stacking rocks on top of one another in some intricate patterns that are unnatural. It aslo says less rock and more surface area on the bottom and back of the tank. So fish stay above the reef rather then in it.
It's made me rethink my aquascaping. I know my intricate pattern of rocks I have stacked would never occur on the reef.
I think basically it's saying to find a real picture of the reef and try to replicate that rather than stacking rocks on top of one another in some intricate patterns that are unnatural. It aslo says less rock and more surface area on the bottom and back of the tank. So fish stay above the reef rather then in it.
It's made me rethink my aquascaping. I know my intricate pattern of rocks I have stacked would never occur on the reef.
mrinelfrlz
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Originally Posted by eyebedam
MrineLfRlz
newB(learning)
Your purple tang looks really good. It has awesome color & looks fat & happy.
here you go a better pic of the spoiled guy
MrineLfRlz
newB(learning)
Your purple tang looks really good. It has awesome color & looks fat & happy.
here you go a better pic of the spoiled guy
mrinelfrlz
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Originally Posted by eyebedam
Awesome pic. The purple tangs from the LFS around here are normally 90.00 & they look like crap.
online is were i got him
Awesome pic. The purple tangs from the LFS around here are normally 90.00 & they look like crap.
online is were i got him
fishygurl
Active Member
Teen-- It looks like you have a huge clam in your tank...If i ever get my 210 gal i would want to get this clam that is at the petstore it is about 1-1 1/2 feet long is there anything bad about having a clam this big that you know of??? --anyone can answer if they know something bad or any requirments of it other than REALLY good lights which i plan on--not tryin to hijack the thread
mrinelfrlz
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Originally Posted by eyebedam
Awesome pic. The purple tangs from the LFS around here are normally 90.00 & they look like crap.
i noticed you didn't do any more updates on your 180 build project
why did you quit that would have been sweet to see the progress on it from start to finish
Awesome pic. The purple tangs from the LFS around here are normally 90.00 & they look like crap.
i noticed you didn't do any more updates on your 180 build project
why did you quit that would have been sweet to see the progress on it from start to finish
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wbradenpt
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Originally Posted by David24
There's a good article in Aquarium Fish International Magazine this month about aquascaping. Basically it says that most reef aquariums today are unnatural because of the stacking of rocks vertically on the total surface area of the back glass. It says that this doesn’t occur in the wild so why do it in your tank?
I think basically it's saying to find a real picture of the reef and try to replicate that rather than stacking rocks on top of one another in some intricate patterns that are unnatural. It aslo says less rock and more surface area on the bottom and back of the tank. So fish stay above the reef rather then in it.
It's made me rethink my aquascaping. I know my intricate pattern of rocks I have stacked would never occur on the reef.
i actually did this almost by accident when i changed from 140g to 180g setup. during the transition (which was occurring due to a carpeting change), i had to put all the rocks and corals into a huge 150g rubbermaid thing that i bought from a tractor supply store. i think they use it to feed cattle. anyway, everything was pretty much on the bottom and they swam above "the reef" for the vast majority of the time. kind of reminded me of the way the reef looked when i was snorkeling in hawaii. looked really good from above.
my new setup is longer and not as tall, and the rocks are all on the lower half of the tank, so it is sort of as you describe. i'm hoping that eventually the sps grow up towards the light, but the fish really do swim actively a lot more than they used to in the previous setup. and they do tend to swim in the open water part of the tank (except for the pajama wrasse who likes to dart in and out of the rockwork).
There's a good article in Aquarium Fish International Magazine this month about aquascaping. Basically it says that most reef aquariums today are unnatural because of the stacking of rocks vertically on the total surface area of the back glass. It says that this doesn’t occur in the wild so why do it in your tank?
I think basically it's saying to find a real picture of the reef and try to replicate that rather than stacking rocks on top of one another in some intricate patterns that are unnatural. It aslo says less rock and more surface area on the bottom and back of the tank. So fish stay above the reef rather then in it.
It's made me rethink my aquascaping. I know my intricate pattern of rocks I have stacked would never occur on the reef.
i actually did this almost by accident when i changed from 140g to 180g setup. during the transition (which was occurring due to a carpeting change), i had to put all the rocks and corals into a huge 150g rubbermaid thing that i bought from a tractor supply store. i think they use it to feed cattle. anyway, everything was pretty much on the bottom and they swam above "the reef" for the vast majority of the time. kind of reminded me of the way the reef looked when i was snorkeling in hawaii. looked really good from above.
my new setup is longer and not as tall, and the rocks are all on the lower half of the tank, so it is sort of as you describe. i'm hoping that eventually the sps grow up towards the light, but the fish really do swim actively a lot more than they used to in the previous setup. and they do tend to swim in the open water part of the tank (except for the pajama wrasse who likes to dart in and out of the rockwork).
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jrthomas40
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Originally Posted by Hefner413
well done wbradenpt!
Here's my 55 gal.
that is an awesome tank...did you have that made??
well done wbradenpt!
Here's my 55 gal.
that is an awesome tank...did you have that made??
constantne
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Getting there!
spoiledberners
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90gal about 6 months old
